Category Archives: Property taxes

property taxes and appraisals in Travis County, Texas

Bill Bunch Testifies Against Water Rate Hikes

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Bill Bunch testifies to the Austin City Council on August 26, 2010  against water rate hikes and against Water Treatment Plant #4.

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Desmond D’Souza Testifies Against Water Rate Hikes

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Desmond D’Souza testifies to the Austin City Council on August 26, 2010  against water rate hikes and against Water Treatment Plant #4.

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Brian Rodgers Testifies Against Water Rate Hikes

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Brian Rodgers presents his research into the negative impacts of rate hikes for water treatment in Central Texas.

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A Little Victory for Austin Taxpayers

Sweet! The Austin Community College Board of Trustees decided on Monday to opt-out of the City of Austin’s shameful historic property tax giveaway program to some of Austin’s wealthiest.  (You might watch this video by respected preservationist Rick Harden, who blew the whistle on this a few weeks ago.)
We have a lot more work [...]

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City Budget Charades

We recently attended the city’s only budget charade, uh we mean charrette. City staff must have outnumbered the audience 3 to 1. Just 2% of the budget was up for discussion to close the City’s $11 to $28 million shortfall.
ChangeAustin.org came up with an easy $14 million by having developers pay fees to process [...]

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Austin Preservationist, Rick Harden, reluctantly blows whistle

Austin Preservationist, Rick Harden, reluctantly blows whistle on historic property program.

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Lorri Michel puts Austin City Council on notice about unfair property tax breaks for mansions.

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Lorri Michel, Austin appraisal attorney, speaks out for Austin’s middle and low income homeowners urging a halt on bogus historic property tax giveaways to Austin’s wealthiest.

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Brian Rodgers testifies at City Council on historic property giveaways to Austin’s wealthiest

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Brian Rodgers whistle blows on Austin’s historic property giveaways to Austin’s wealthiest.

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Activist Austin Attorney Ann del Llano tells City Council about Austin’s police history

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Activist Austin Attorney, Ann del Llano, gives a tough love history lesson on Austin’s police.

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Protests Due Tuesday, June 1!!

Reminder!
If you feel your home has been over-valued by your county Appraisal District, make sure you get your protest forms in the mail, preferably today or tomorrow by certified mail return receipt requested.  If not, walk it in on Tuesday, and get a stamped copy.  If not, mail it registered on [...]

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